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Concert Review: Love and Rockets at ACL Live: reunited post-punk trio brings psychedelic bliss to rabid Austin fans on first reunion since 2008. It’s been a VERY good year for fans of alternative 80s rock, particularly of the gothic variety. Depeche Mode, The Cure, and The Sisters of Mercy have all mounted recent successful tours, […]
The 19 Best Rock and Metal Albums of 2019: saying farewell to a great year for music as this decade comes to a close. Welp, it’s hard to believe that we’re not only about to say goodbye to 2019, but also to the decade. It has been a very strange, stressful year (and let’s face […]
Bauhaus’ and Love and Rockets’ David J discusses his epic new double album and tour, the upcoming Bauhaus reunion and more in this week’s podcast episode. This week’s guest is David J, best known as the bass player for goth legends Bauhaus and as the bassist and co-vocalist of post-punk icons Love and Rockets. His […]
Concert Review: Peter Murphy and David J.– The Ruby Celebration: 40 Years of Bauhaus at The Paramount in Austin TX: goth icons bring dark atmosphere to Austin (Photo Credit: Judy Lyon). One cursory glance at The Paramount Theatre and you can see why it was the venue of choice for Peter Murphy and David J. […]
David J ‘Crocodile Tears and the Velvet Cosh’ Review: sophomore solo effort receives first vinyl reissue in 33 years. ★★★★ While bassist/vocalist David J. Haskins is best known as the bassist for iconic post-punk acts Bauhaus and Love and Rockets, he’s also had a quite prolific solo career, releasing 13 albums since 1983. And his […]
Poptone ‘Poptone’ Review: Bauhaus, Love and Rockets and Tones on Tail vets reunite for live recordings of their classic back catalogue. [rating=5] Last year former Bauhaus, Tones and Tail, and Love Rockets members Daniel Ash and Kevin reunited as Poptone, rounded out by Haskin’s daughter Diva Dompe on bass. Click here for my recent podcast […]
Episode 1: Kevin Haskins Talks New Book Bauhaus-Undead-SLIS Podcast founding member and drummer discusses revisiting his Goth roots with his deluxe coffee table book and much more. Very exciting news here at Smells Like Infinite Sadness: we’ve finally launched a podcast! I know, I know. It’s taken awhile for me to get going on this, […]
Albums Revisited: Daniel Ash’s ‘Coming Down’ at 25: A look back at the 1991 solo album from musician of Love and Rockets/Bauhaus/Tones On Tail fame. By Peter Marks So “This Love” has been in regular rotation at one of the local clubs and everyone around me is loving it as they assume it’s a new […]
Albums Revisited: ‘Lift’- Sex, Drugs and Love and Rockets. Peter Marks looks back at the post-punk trio’s final album. By Peter Marks The 1990s were not kind to Love and Rockets, though they went into them on top of the world thanks to “So Alive” their subsequent albums were routinely ignored by both the music […]
David J Interview: SXSW 2014 and new album ‘An Eclipse of Ships’; post-punk icon discusses 2014 plans and musical legacy. The 2014 SXSW lineup is as impressive as ever, and for post-punk aficionados one name stands out in particular. That would be David J Haskins, former bassist and co-vocalist for Love And Rockets and Goth legends […]
